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Post by dragontartare on Oct 28, 2023 1:10:00 GMT
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 21, 2023 22:53:10 GMT
Yeah, a friend said he'd been on an interview a while back trashing the season. This quote from him doesn't even make sense: "[Rosamund Pike] is great, by the way…but I fought pretty hard against the Moiraine not having her powers thing. I just don’t think it worked, and maybe again it’s just me looking forward, but…if we’re having people lose their powers and get them back just for the convenience of like a few episodes it really detracts from the idea of losing powers, getting powers back. I don’t think we needed it. I tried on that one." My response: She didn't lose her powers, she was shielded, which was clear (or should have been clear to book readers paying attention) from the moment Ishy tied his knot back in season 1. I do think the characters' realization of what happened was rushed and the significance of being able to tie off weaves might have been lost on non-readers, but I don't think it will detract from the impact of characters actually losing their powers, once we get to see more of that later on. Then this quote: "I don’t really like it. It’s a cool shot... [But Rand] taught by the best swordsman in the world. In the books, he gets taught to be a blademaster by the best swordsman ever," He got a few months of training, my dude. That's it. He shouldn't be able to beat actual blademasters. I do hope we get to see some sword fighting from him eventually, but this didn't bother me at all. The rest of his quotes in the article are not supported at all within the actual article so they are hard to respond to, though maybe he supports them in the full video (podcast?). In season 1, Sanderson seemed to be mostly positive about what the show was doing. Same with Daniel Greene. Then angry book fans started calling them Amazon shills, and they changed their tune. It makes it hard to know what their real opinions are. But I care about my own opinion far more than Brandon Sanderson's, in any case.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 21, 2023 7:13:39 GMT
I finally got to finish the season There was one thing I really didn't like, so I'm going to get it out of the way: Opposite-land Siuan. Wasn't Siuan on board with Moiraine's plan in the books? I don't remember her actually thinking she could shield Rand using a single Aes Sedai and then just...store him in the basement until she was ready for him. I don't think any of you mentioned this in your comments, so am I alone in thinking that this move seems out of character for Siuan? But otherwise, I loved this season. I think production quality went way up, and even most of the changes made sense for a condensed TV version of the story. S2E5-8 + Book Spoilers: Where do they find these absolutely perfect actors to play the villains?? Not just Lanfear and Liandrin, but Suroth! And Renna! I had to look away when she patted Egwene on the head, even though I knew that was probably coming. It was so satisfying seeing Egwene kill her. (And yes, she's definitely dead.) And that tease from Moghedien at the end?? Creepy AF. I can't wait to see more from her next season. With such a cast of villains, I might not even mind if they leave out my favorite Forsaken (Asmodean). I just loved the scene with Moiraine and Lan on the beach after Lanfear tossed them out of the Waygate. I always loved their relationship in the books, and I was so disappointed when (major book spoilers for the end of the series): after Moiraine gets rescued from the Finns, she and Lan never really even acknowledge each other again, at least not that we get to read about. I think they had a conversation/screaming match off-screen somewhere if I remember correctly, but as a reader, I felt like I got no closure at all to the end of their relationship. Just...decades of friendship, gone, like it never existed or mattered.
I like this reunion so much better. Donal Finn has made me actually like Mat! I know, I know, bring out the pitchforks. I'm not a Mat fan. But I am now I think being a hero of the horn is a perfect alternative story for him, and probably further evidence (in addition to the changes to Moiraine's story) that we won't be seeing the Finns in the show. But they've got to make cuts, and the Finns are probably amongst the easiest side plots to cut out anyway. Rand being a badass. Turok taunting him about being a blademaster, and instead of showing us some slick moves with his blade, he just wordlessly channels and kills them all on the spot. Then, instead of giving us some big explosion of saidin to kill Ishamael, he just casually sinks a blade into his chest. This is why you've always been my favorite, Rand. And we got a little tease about travelling, or at least book readers did, so I'm guessing we'll get a proper reveal next season. Maybe even Rand figuring out skimming on his own. I do think that Rand being able to cut the knot on Moiraine's shield might have displayed too fine of control of saidin for this early in his journey, and I think this would have worked better for me if the pacing were a little slower. Have Lan reveal it, then have Rand try a few times (over several days in-universe, at the least) to cut the knot, but stopping because he can't control the power well enough to cut just the knot. But that would have pushed the knot-cutting into season 3, since Lan gave us his theory so late into the season, and I'm probably just being picky here anyway. Well, I'm off to watch some WoT-Up episode breakdowns to see what other details I probably missed out on. I really need to binge the whole season again soon
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 20, 2023 4:41:36 GMT
30k gold will get me through ACT 3, right? Oof. I don't know. Maybe if you give up adventuring and take up coupon-clipping instead?
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 19, 2023 14:05:11 GMT
I've got a durge question: First durge playthrough, still in act 1. I've done most of the stuff in the starting area, plus the mountain pass/creche, and have reached the Underdark.
The first few hours of durge had some intense durge scenes that left me pretty shocked: biting off Gale's hand, killing the tiefling bard, and then my butler showing up once.
But since then, there has been hardly any durge content at all, and I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I got to bite off a goblin's toe, and I've been able to tell people about my urges (everyone is so supportive LOL), but...that's pretty much it. No other urges to give in to or resist since the goblin's toe incident. I was looking forward to more unfortunate surprises like the early ones. But at present, this doesn't feel any different than just playing Tav.
What gives? Are scenes not triggering for me? Or is this just how it is? Mostly a Tav playthrough, with just a few extra moments of violence sprinkled in here and there? I don't want spoilers for the durge background (I've unfortunately had some things spoiled already, and don't want any more), but I am wondering if there is supposed to be more to this. I've done both DUrges.
You'll get the next major DUrge stuff in Act 2. My first one was a DUrge who went along with it/didn't resist and it got darker and darker as the game went on. I think it just takes a while to heat up. Thanks 🙂 I know the decision point happens in act 2 as well, so it sounds like there isn't actually much build-up prior to that? I had been hoping to give in to the urges for a while, but then ultimately reject them at or near the critical point. But there are hardly any urges available (beyond the usual murderhobo choices, anyway) unless I've locked myself out of them somehow. It's disappointing, but I'll keep at it.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 19, 2023 13:28:53 GMT
dragontartare Have you seen the Hyenas near Waukeen Rest? It's not a big scene but found the difference between Tav and Durge when they got to complete their thing to be neat. The ones with the destroyed caravan? I don't think I noticed a difference, so maybe I missed something. What was supposed to happen with Durge?
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 19, 2023 3:36:11 GMT
I've got a durge question: First durge playthrough, still in act 1. I've done most of the stuff in the starting area, plus the mountain pass/creche, and have reached the Underdark.
The first few hours of durge had some intense durge scenes that left me pretty shocked: biting off Gale's hand, killing the tiefling bard, and then my butler showing up once.
But since then, there has been hardly any durge content at all, and I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I got to bite off a goblin's toe, and I've been able to tell people about my urges (everyone is so supportive LOL), but...that's pretty much it. No other urges to give in to or resist since the goblin's toe incident. I was looking forward to more unfortunate surprises like the early ones. But at present, this doesn't feel any different than just playing Tav.
What gives? Are scenes not triggering for me? Or is this just how it is? Mostly a Tav playthrough, with just a few extra moments of violence sprinkled in here and there? I don't want spoilers for the durge background (I've unfortunately had some things spoiled already, and don't want any more), but I am wondering if there is supposed to be more to this.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 16, 2023 4:45:05 GMT
They've been quite chatty, much more so than in my first playthrough. Maybe one or more patches improved the frequency? I've noticed them being a lot more chatty as well. It's refreshing. I used to see people online talking about party banter and wondered if my game was bugged, because I hardly heard anything my first playthrough.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 14, 2023 6:15:08 GMT
LOL! It is so weird coming off of three years of EA, and finding a number of changes (even if they are small), when playing a Durge playthrough. I get how difficult it might be for some because of "certain" consequences. But seriously, it is often the "little" things, that make a big difference, so I highly recommend. Obviously, I am playing through my Durge at the moment, and it is truly engaging! I also have my Abserd playthrough that I will hop on, when I just want a different atmosphere. Anyhoo, really having fun. I am finishing up Act 1 (going into Act 1.5), and am also being more daring on multiclassing for my companions. Set Astarion up as Rogue/gloomstalker (I know, soooooo original ), and multiclassing Wyll with Bard. Considering a few different multi's for the other as well, while trying out different sub-classes (i.e. Divination Wizard for Gale, and Tigerheart Barb for Karlach). So much fun, and I love the story changes as well. Happy weekend to all! I'm playing my first Durge, and while I was shocked at the initial violence, I had several play sessions where the only Durge action I really got was to bite off a goblin's toe at the goblin camp. I find myself looking forward to more bloodshed I'm only now finishing up the goblin camp, so maybe there will be more soon.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 10, 2023 1:41:35 GMT
I have a question for durge players, especially those who tried to reform their durge. I'm a few hours into the playthrough, and my plan is to give in to the urges at first, but with Durge realizing that something is wrong, and resisting more as time goes on.
However, I assume (maybe wrongly) that the more I give in now, the harder it will be to resist urges later. Without getting too spoilery, is this the case? And is there a way to know when that point comes that I will find it very difficult or impossible to reform my Durge?
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 9, 2023 22:19:21 GMT
Dragonborn Durge Bard, Zafira (first durge playthrough)Durge continues to horrify. I went into a long rest, thinking I'd get Astarion's biting scene this time, but instead, an eager tiefling bard showed up, wanting to join us. I told her she could, for now, and we'd see how it went. Then, I went to sleep. When I woke up again, it was to find out I'd completely eviscerated her, and kept clawing at her body even after she was dead. I successfully hid the body, but didn't clean up the suspicious ritualistic blood stain on the ground, and yet none of my companions are asking what happened to the plucky tiefling.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 9, 2023 7:02:00 GMT
Dragonborn Durge Bard, Zafira (first durge playthrough)I'm about to go into my first long rest, and Lae'zel already has higher approval of me than Astarion did in my entire first playthrough I told her and Wyll both about my lust for blood and murder, and they were both helpful in their own way. Wyll -- bless his naïve little heart -- thought I must just be frustrated and it's totally understandable if I want to go after demons and monsters. Lae'zel told me to go ahead and give in to that urge, as long as I don't dull my blade I avoided long rests at first in my first playthrough, so a lot of what my companions just said, I've never heard before, and not just the durge stuff.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 9, 2023 4:26:33 GMT
Dragonborn Durge Bard, Zafira (first durge playthrough)YOU GUYS. HOLY SHIT. I just started playing my new durge character, with some plans for how I was going to maybe give in to some urges early on, before I roleplay that Zafira's experiences start to change her mind, and she starts trying to resist her urges. So I come across Gale's portal. I slap the hand. There is also an option to fantasize about cutting off that hand. So I pick it, thinking that would unlock some memory of Zafira's past and I could learn more about her. And then I could go ahead and save Gale afterwards. The fantasy begins. The screen goes reddish. Gale is crying out in pain. AND THE FANTASY ENDS TO REVEAL THAT I HAVE CHOPPED OFF GALE'S HAND FOR REAL. HE'S GONE. NO MORE GALE. I mean...I guess I was hoping for a different playthrough, and that's what I'm getting. Also, I think it's worth noting that Shadowheart was only mildly surprised that I did this.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 8, 2023 10:45:33 GMT
I had to sit here and think about what CTD could possibly mean If it's "crash to desktop," then I don't remember any in Black Flag.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 8, 2023 10:42:17 GMT
Did you romance anyone? I was thinking if I ever had an ending where I didn't Yes, Lae'zel. Like I said, I like to think they'll find each other again, one day. But since Lae'zel is going back to free her people, and I didn't have the option to let Tav go with her, then going to the hells with Wyll and Karlach is a decent ending. Good to know, thanks
My next Tav, a durge bard named Zafira:
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 8, 2023 9:22:55 GMT
I just finished my first playthrough. I took Lae'zel, Wyll, and Karlach with me to the end game quest. There was no camp scene immediately preceding the final quest, which was disappointing.
I freed Orpheus, so the Emperor joined the Nether Brain and we had to kill him. Orpheus became an illithid with absolutely no convincing necessary, which was kind of shocking.
After hearing about the lack of epilogue, I kind of expected the credits to roll immediately after the battle with the brain, but thankfully there was a bit of a conclusion. It still feels lacking in many ways.
Tav convinced Orpheus to live to see his people free, and Lae'zel is going to return to her people to defeat Vlaakith. It would have been nice to have more of an ending to the romance, beyond just Lae'zel regretting leaving Tav behind. I like to think it isn't the end for them forever, though, and that they will find each other again.
Gale is going to leave the crown in the river.
Astarion is...I don't know? We were talking about celebrating together as a group, Halsin threatened to sing, and it was all pretty light-hearted. And suddenly Astarion started burning up in the sun?? Was it supposed to be funny? Because it just came across as the most awkward and sudden tonal shift. He ran off, and Gale said that was probably the last any of us would ever see of him. So I guess if you romance him and he doesn't ascend, then...that's just it? I hope the romance gets a better ending than that.
Karlach started to die right there on the pier, but Wyll jumped in to tell her to cut the crap and go back to Avernus, and he'd protect her. In the end, Tav, Wyll, and Karlach all returned to Avernus together. It isn't the happy romance ending for Lae'zel and Tav that I would usually go for, but I do like the idea of three friends adventuring together through the hells.
I didn't get to see Shadowheart, Scratch, Jaheira, or Minsc again. They just weren't in the ending cutscene at all, so I have no idea what happened to them. I didn't end up using most of my allies, so I'm assuming the owlbear cub is ok. I'm wondering if them being missing is a bug, or if they are supposed to not show up if they weren't in the active party. I hope a future patch brings more closure to these characters at the end of the game But...ending aside, I greatly enjoyed my playthrough, and it's time now to create my next Tav. Edit: Well, I posted this and immediately got one of those error pages, so I went back to watch the rest of the credits while the site was figuring out how to internet...AND THERE IS A POST-CREDIT SCENE!! WITHERS. WTF ARE YOU??
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 5, 2023 4:32:37 GMT
Act 3, first playthroughI disabled the steel watch today. I thought I would be clever and sneak me and my companions directly to where I thought I needed to go to do the disabling. That just resulted in ALL the gondians at the foundry dying. Whoops. I had to Google where to find the true name of Gond, too, since I couldn't get it from the dead dude with the journal (couldn't even talk to his corpse...too ruined). Oh well, I guess there is always next playthrough to try to do better. I feel like I'm too close to the end to backtrack and try again now. I'll need to do some shopping tomorrow for potions, special arrows, and to off-load all the heavy crap we picked up at the foundry, then I'll go after Gortash. Hopefully that will lead to a way to re-enter the Astral Prism. I'm going to take Lae'zel, Karlach, and probably either Wyll or Astarion to kill Gortash. I foresee having to kill the Emperor before this is all over, and that makes me kind of sad, even though he is turning out to not be the good guy he pretended to be. I also got accidentally spoiled on the fact that I'm going to need an illithid to defeat the elder brain, so uh...not sure how that's going to play out if the Emperor dies. We'll see.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 5, 2023 0:27:10 GMT
Is it just me, or does Act 3 have very few camp scenes? I've had: - One early on with Zevlor's body dropped off at camp, because I forgot to rescue him from the illithid colony.
- One early on fighting some of Orin's goons, I think? It might have even been the same night as the Zevlor one.
- One very sweet romance scene with Lae'zel.
And maybe one other? I can't even remember. I didn't get a scene for the abduction/Yenna's death(?) because I ran into Orin cosplaying as Halsin in the undercity, and Yenna just vanished one day. Am I missing out on camp scenes? I'm doing plenty of long rests. Yeah, there are some more. I got one when saving Minsc ( he and Jaheira bicker after his rescue, quite funny), there are several with Mizora and Wylls father, one concerning Astarion and his siblings, one concerning Lae'zel and I think, I miss one or two more atm. But I think, they are all situational. I'm not sure, if Astarions scene play out, if you haven't met his siblings in the boardhouse for example. Ok, I did get the one with Astarion and his siblings. I think my brain just placed it in Act 2 for some reason. Minsc and Jaheira did have a conversation about their relationship right after I'd recruited Minsc, but I don't think it occurred at night, it just triggered when I went to talk to Minsc for the first time. Mizora and Wyll's father are completely ignoring each other despite standing just a few feet apart, and I don't remember any non-romance one from Lae'zel Did anyone else run into this fatigue? What helped you over the hump? I'm honestly more eager to start a new game with a new character than I am to reap the rewards of my hard work in this present playthrough. I'm feeling it a little bit, but I'm still eager to play every evening after work. I am skipping some of the side content in Act 3, though I have done most of it, and I feel like most of them were worth it after the fact. But...I'm feeling less of an urge to explore every corner like I did in Act 1 and 2, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the ending of this playthrough. I'm at 168 hours so far (including some reloads), which is equivalent to the entire Mass Effect Trilogy, including DLC, and then some.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 4, 2023 3:49:18 GMT
Is it just me, or does Act 3 have very few camp scenes? I've had: - One early on with Zevlor's body dropped off at camp, because I forgot to rescue him from the illithid colony.
- One early on fighting some of Orin's goons, I think? It might have even been the same night as the Zevlor one.
- One very sweet romance scene with Lae'zel.
And maybe one other? I can't even remember. I didn't get a scene for the abduction/Yenna's death(?) because I ran into Orin cosplaying as Halsin in the undercity, and Yenna just vanished one day. Am I missing out on camp scenes? I'm doing plenty of long rests.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 4, 2023 2:46:36 GMT
I would say... That he is good with it, if you answer the questions in his dialogue after speaking with Halsin, in a "particular" manner. Again, the dialogue options you are given during that cut scene, should be quite obvious. So if you respond in a specific manner, yes; he will be good with it.
In fact, you will have an interesting cutscene at the end of the game, that will be emotionally "impactful".
Hope that helps, and have fun! Thanks! I haven't even finished my first playthrough, and now I'm already looking forward to the end of my second
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 4, 2023 0:10:19 GMT
Act 3, first playthroughI went to visit the House of Hope to get the Orphic hammer. This whole thing took F O R E V E R. I freed Hope, though was disappointed that she didn't come with us in the end. I was surprised that Raphael was only difficult in that it took so long to chip away at his health. No doubt I missed something that might have made it go quicker, though I did get to the soul pillars to destroy them as soon as I could. Next time, I will probably check for any mini quests I might have forgotten about, then maybe will go talk to the dragon. I've been buying all these special dragon arrows every time I've seen them in shops, and it's making me nervous I am starting to plan my next playthrough, though, and I have a poly romance question if anyone knows the answer: Is it possible to romance both Halsin and Astarion at the same time? I'm planning for a durge trying to resist her darker urges, but I think in the beginning I might be able to score enough asshole points with Astarion to start a romance with him. But I'd been wanting to do Halsin's, too, because he seems so sweet. And I know he's willing to share. Is Astarion? I can answer, and will try and keep it as spoiler free as possible (unless you say otherwise, and want more info ) Yes, Astarion is fine with sharing. However, there is a bit of a trick with it. Establish your romance first with Astarion in Act 2 before making good with Halsin. You will know that you have "locked" into the relationship with Astarion after a particular cutscene in Act 2. Once Halsin is ready to make his move (who was bugged in my first play through and thought I was already flirting with him/had "intimate" moments with him - similar to the Gale bug, which I also had ), he will talk to you about getting together. You will have an option to bring up Astarion, and he says he would like you to talk with Astarion, and will wait for his answer about "sharing". Astarion will be understanding, but you will have dialogue options here; remember to be nice to Astarion! You will understand when you see the dialogue options. Say the right thing, and return to Halsin. Get it on with the big guy, and viola! Profit. BTW, I didn't personally go that route on my messy Sorcerer, but the options were absolutely there. Plus, I watched a YT video to find which companions are good with "sharing". I was actually surprised with a few. Feel free to ask which ones are good, if you wish to know. Cheers! Thank you for the info! Would you say that Astarion is actually into it? Or more like he's reluctant, but doesn't want to tell you no?
I had that bug with Halsin, too, the horndog. At least he was nice about it when I turned him down.
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 3, 2023 3:46:58 GMT
Act 3, first playthroughI went to visit the House of Hope to get the Orphic hammer. This whole thing took F O R E V E R. I freed Hope, though was disappointed that she didn't come with us in the end. I was surprised that Raphael was only difficult in that it took so long to chip away at his health. No doubt I missed something that might have made it go quicker, though I did get to the soul pillars to destroy them as soon as I could. Next time, I will probably check for any mini quests I might have forgotten about, then maybe will go talk to the dragon. I've been buying all these special dragon arrows every time I've seen them in shops, and it's making me nervous I am starting to plan my next playthrough, though, and I have a poly romance question if anyone knows the answer: Is it possible to romance both Halsin and Astarion at the same time? I'm planning for a durge trying to resist her darker urges, but I think in the beginning I might be able to score enough asshole points with Astarion to start a romance with him. But I'd been wanting to do Halsin's, too, because he seems so sweet. And I know he's willing to share. Is Astarion?
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 2, 2023 3:49:16 GMT
Act 3, first playthroughI re-played the Iron Throne, and this time managed to save the asshole Duke, my good friend Omeluum, and most of the Gondians. One still died, trapped in a net and then killed by the fish people, but oh well. In hindsight, I probably had time to send Astarion back to help her, but at the time, I wanted to make sure he had plenty of time to rescue Omeluum.
And of course, Wyll couldn't just dimension door his dad to the bottom of the ladder, so they had to run out of there the old fashioned way, throwing healing potions at him.
And I discovered that Astarion likes it if you let the Wavemother take the sub pilot. Here are the quests left in my journal, most of which feel potentially endgame-y (or at least as if they might lead to a point of no return). Is there any particular order I should do these in? - Free the Gondians at the Steel Watch foundry
- Talk to Helsik (actually already did, but reloaded so I could see if I get any approval from Astarion for talking my way out of having to pay her any gold)
- Talk to the dragon in the Wyrmway
- Finish killing the Banites making the fireworks and bombs (might skip this, idk)
- Free the artist (not sure if I can still do this...it's just in my journal still from Act 1, though the artist is still alive)
- Talk to Voss, obviously after I've fetched the hammer
- Presumably free Orpheus, after fetching the hammer
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Post by dragontartare on Oct 1, 2023 8:28:10 GMT
Act 3, first playthroughI just did the drowned-whatever quest, and... managed to save Omeluum (the most important part ) and most of the Gondians (one was killed by a fish monster), but...annoyingly... not Duke Ravengard. But he should have been saved. I don't get it. He ended up as the last of my party initiative-wise, and he and Tav were the last ones left in the Iron Throne with 1 round remaining on the counter. So I made it up the ladder, with enough movement left to enter the submersible. Ravengard was at the bottom of the ladder already, so once it was his turn, he should have been able to make it up and get to safety too, right? Right? WRONG. I got the warning about entering the submersible myself and leaving, so I cancelled the action and tried to click on Ravengard to let him go up before me. And it wouldn't let me do it. Clicking on him did not actually let me take control of him, though it highlighted him as if it had, and it looked like he had already used his action and movement for the turn. Even though he hadn't taken his turn yet. So I ended up with no choice but to send Tav up the ladder, since I didn't want the timer running out on her. So, without huge spoilers, how bad is it that Ravengard is dead? Is it worth replaying the section to try to save him?
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Post by dragontartare on Sept 30, 2023 20:54:19 GMT
Kappa Neko There should definitely be a reaction to the drow woman in act 3 Are you talking about when you first run into her again, the same one that wanted your blood from moonrise towers and who also wants to do another experiment with your blood?
I got a reaction, so that sounds bugged for you sadly. Or do you just mean if you get approval? because I honestly can't remember if I got that or not. Same for me. I ran into her again at her shop in BG in Act 3, with Astarion in my party, and although he had things to say, there was no approval. If she turns up a second time in Act 3, then I haven't run into that situation yet.
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